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21 seasons · 1457 episodes total · ~69 per season.
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El hormiguero
2006 21 seasons · 1457 eps Spanish
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El Hormiguero is a Spanish television program with a live audience focusing on comedy, science, and politics running since September 2006. It is hosted and produced by screenwriter Pablo Motos. The show aired on Spain's Cuatro channel from launch until June 2011 and is now broadcast on Antena 3. Recurring guests on the show include Luis Piedrahita, Raquel Martos, Marron & "The Man in Black", and puppet ants Trancas and Barrancas. It has proved a ratings success, and has expanded from a weekly 120-minute show to a daily 40-minute show in its third season, which began on September 17, 2007. The show won the Entertainment prize at the 2009 Rose d'Or ceremony.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Pablo Motos
Self - Host
Juan Ibáñez Pérez
Trancas
Damián Mollá
Barrancas
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Pablo Motos
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Crossed the 100-episode mark — syndication territory.
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Aired from 2006 to 2026 — a 20-year run.
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TMDB status: "Returning Series".
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WORLD
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Show type: Talk Show.
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AWARDS
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Created by Pablo Motos.
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CAST
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Co-production across Spain, Mexico, United States of America.
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Airs on Cuatro, Antena 3.
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- Seasons
- 21
- Total episodes
- 1457
- Premiered
- 2006-09-24
- Last aired
- 2026-09-24
- Languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Spain, Mexico, United States of America
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